Ernest John Yaw Owusu, Jr. (born May 26, 1988) is a former American football defensive end.

Owusu attended Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee, and played varsity football for four years.

After graduating Father Ryan, Owusu attended the Hun School of Princeton for an additional prep year.

Over the course of his college career with the California Golden Bears, Owusu played in 42 games with 18 starts from 2008 to 2011.

Owusu had single tackles vs. Arizona State and Washington, as well as a pass breakups at Nevada and vs. Oregon.

Owusu played in all 13 games with nine starts, contributing 30 tackles to rank second among the team's defensive linemen behind Trevor Guyton.

He earned the team's Dink Artal Award on the defensive side of the ball for the player best exemplifying Cal spirit.

[4] On June 4, 2014, Owusu was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL).

On June 6, 2014, Owusu agreed to terms Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).